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is tovering help nigeria -- offering to help nigeria find the missing girls. >> the kidnapping of girls is unconionablele we'll do everything to help. >> i spoke via scope with a spokes person from human rights. she said nigeria's president should have tape action earlier. >> i think it's coming a little too late. it's more than three weeks after the girls have been missing. the committee set up will be inaugurated next week. it's coming because the people have been pressuring - the people had to go on the street. there's no reason why it had to get to that point for the president of the nation to step up and take action. >> it's crucial that the international community keep up the pressure to find the kidnapped girls. >> south sudan's government says it has retaken two key towns. it comes quays after the president agreed to direct stalks. we have this report from the capital in juva. . >> reporter: two significant victories on sunday. the first when they took the town from riek machar's forces. it was a strong hole. he had a bush camp and was taking meetings. it's an important psycholo
is tovering help nigeria -- offering to help nigeria find the missing girls. >> the kidnapping of girls is unconionablele we'll do everything to help. >> i spoke via scope with a spokes person from human rights. she said nigeria's president should have tape action earlier. >> i think it's coming a little too late. it's more than three weeks after the girls have been missing. the committee set up will be inaugurated next week. it's coming because the people have been pressuring...
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accused the government of mishandling the rescue effort. >> the president of nigeria of the mighty of the country, he had financial resources and can make things happen if he wants to make things happen. there shouldn't be an excuse. >> people have been protesting in london. there's a global social media tribe under the hashtag "bring back our girls." >> reporter: we are urging the government to do more to find them. they are people's daughters, sisters. it's wrong. they need to be found and returned to their families. >> public anger is fuelled by the figures from different levels of government about how many girls have been affected. the anger is as high as it is because schools have been attacked before. in february '59 students were killed by boko haram at a school nearby. despite billions spent on fighting the group. >> meanwhile the military insists there's an ongoing operation to free the girls, but will not give up details for what it calls security reasons. i asked when the presidential committee is expected to report back. despite the pressure, a presidential spokesperson wo
accused the government of mishandling the rescue effort. >> the president of nigeria of the mighty of the country, he had financial resources and can make things happen if he wants to make things happen. there shouldn't be an excuse. >> people have been protesting in london. there's a global social media tribe under the hashtag "bring back our girls." >> reporter: we are urging the government to do more to find them. they are people's daughters, sisters. it's wrong....
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a huge news story in nigeria and why the coverage is so scarce. the philippines where journalism does not come easily. ethiopia says it doesn't care what human rights groups think. it's putting another 9 journalists on trial. chalk one up to the imagination in our web video of
a huge news story in nigeria and why the coverage is so scarce. the philippines where journalism does not come easily. ethiopia says it doesn't care what human rights groups think. it's putting another 9 journalists on trial. chalk one up to the imagination in our web video of
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state department is offering to help nigeria find 300 school girls kidnapped. frustrated parents have been pressing the nigerian government to do more. protests in d.c. called on washington to do more. >>> doctors in indiana are treating the first case of m.e.r.s. a health worker returning from saudi arabia has contracted the disease. >> reporter: health care officials are scrambling to retravel the same route as a man who tested positive for the deadly m.e.r.s. virus. he is a health care worker that returned from saudi arabia. he left rhiad, connected through london's health roe and landed in -- heathrow and landed in chicago. he took a bus to indiana, and fell sick, ending in hospital. fatality rates are high, but the risk of an outbreak is low. >> there has not been a clear case of person to person transmission outside of the health care setting. so i think we need to keep this in perspective. >> health officials say the violence originated in the middle east, to come else and european countries, it's estimated to have infected 600 people, roulting in 200 --
state department is offering to help nigeria find 300 school girls kidnapped. frustrated parents have been pressing the nigerian government to do more. protests in d.c. called on washington to do more. >>> doctors in indiana are treating the first case of m.e.r.s. a health worker returning from saudi arabia has contracted the disease. >> reporter: health care officials are scrambling to retravel the same route as a man who tested positive for the deadly m.e.r.s. virus. he is a...
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is offering to help locate some 300 young girls abducted from a school in nigeria by the rebel group boka haram. some were reportedly forced to marry their abductors. others were sold to fighters. as al jazeera yvonne endegi reports t relatives are criticizing authorities saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> the confusion continues over how many girls were abducted by armed men from a school in northeastern my year i can't more than two weeks ago. the police now say 276 girls are still missing out of more than 300 who were initially taken. a figure far higher than what was previously reported by the government and military. the police say it's because there were visiting students from other schools who were initially unaccounted for. some relatives like sambino say this might be true. several of his nieces were abducted and are still mussing. he came to the capitol to try to pressure the government to find them. >> there are other girls from our neighborhoing communities a all of these are secondary schools. they came to do the same thing. as parents, we are call
is offering to help locate some 300 young girls abducted from a school in nigeria by the rebel group boka haram. some were reportedly forced to marry their abductors. others were sold to fighters. as al jazeera yvonne endegi reports t relatives are criticizing authorities saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> the confusion continues over how many girls were abducted by armed men from a school in northeastern my year i can't more than two weeks ago. the police now say...
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. >> they are looking for hundreds of girls abducted from a school in nigeria. it is believed there is a group behind the missing. as we report relatives are criticizing the authorities and saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> the confusion is continuing over a how many girls were abducted by armed men from a school northeast of nigeria two weeks ago and the police are saying 276 girls are still missing, out of 300 that were initially taken. a figure far higher than what was previously reported by the government and military. the police say it is because they were visiting students from other schools who are initially unaccounted for. some relatives say it could be true, several of his nieces w e ducted and still missing. >> [indiscernible] from a war zone area. all secondary schools come to do an exam and asparents we are called to write down the children's name that may be lost. those people were not informed. >> they are taking part in the protests over too government and the military's rescuing of the girls. but nobody knows for certain
. >> they are looking for hundreds of girls abducted from a school in nigeria. it is believed there is a group behind the missing. as we report relatives are criticizing the authorities and saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> the confusion is continuing over a how many girls were abducted by armed men from a school northeast of nigeria two weeks ago and the police are saying 276 girls are still missing, out of 300 that were initially taken. a figure far higher...
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is offering to help locate 300 young girls abducted by a school in niamey, by a -- nigeria, by a rebel group boko haram. the girls have been missing three weeks. some were forced to marry their abductors, others sold to fighters. rely tists are criticise -- relatives are criticising authority, saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> reporter: confusion continues over how many girls were abducted by harmed me in north-eastern nigeria two weeks ago. police say 276 girls are missing out of 300 initially taken. a figure higher than what was reported by the government and military. police say it was because they were visiting children from other schools, unaccounted for. some relatives say this might be true. several of his nieces were abb doubted and are missing -- abducted and are missing. he came to the capital to try to find them. >> there are other girls from our community, from the broader area. and what all the secondary schools. when parents are called to right down children's name, maybe because of significance and communication. they were not informed. >> the --
is offering to help locate 300 young girls abducted by a school in niamey, by a -- nigeria, by a rebel group boko haram. the girls have been missing three weeks. some were forced to marry their abductors, others sold to fighters. rely tists are criticise -- relatives are criticising authority, saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> reporter: confusion continues over how many girls were abducted by harmed me in north-eastern nigeria two weeks ago. police say 276 girls...
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yvon d ndege, al jazeera, nigeria. >> founder of a felon profit which serves girls in nigeria and the united states. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> as a nigerian american living here what was your reaction to this kidnapping? >> i was outraged. i'm still very, very traumatized by it. i couldn't believe this is happening in nigeria. i was a victim, my family was a victim of kidnapping before. in 2011 my mom was kidnapped in nigeria, we couldn't find our mom for two weeks. reminded me of that moment when i got the news that my mom was kidnapped. so you can imagine you know the trauma that i felt. and mostly imagining the trauma that these girls are facing, that if they're still alive the trauma that they're dealing with along with what their families are dealing with right now. >> can you explain what is going on in your country right now to americans who are having trouble right now and people around the world are having trouble trying to figure it out. >> as you know, about two weeks ago, a good number of girls were abducted. they were kidnapped. 234 of them were kidnapped at
yvon d ndege, al jazeera, nigeria. >> founder of a felon profit which serves girls in nigeria and the united states. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> as a nigerian american living here what was your reaction to this kidnapping? >> i was outraged. i'm still very, very traumatized by it. i couldn't believe this is happening in nigeria. i was a victim, my family was a victim of kidnapping before. in 2011 my mom was kidnapped in nigeria, we couldn't find our mom for...
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nigeria's government following the kidnapping of hundreds of school girls. yvon ndege has report. >> initially the unministry said 129 girls were being kid nached. but immediately -- kid flapped. latest development the police say no in fact more than 300 girls were taken away and 276 remain missing. now reason for this confusion at least on the police's part, they say is because there were students attending the school who were only there for exams and they're not normally there, hence the inquiries in the numbers. also there are different agencies trying to resolve the assistant. you have the police -- incident. you have police, you have the military, family and parents, and all of them are coming up with different figures as to how many girls were abducted and how many were rescued. one civil rights organization say they have been taken over the border to cameroon and chad, some of them have been forced into marriage, some have been sold for as little as $12 u.s. no verification of these theories. >> killed 11 muslim settlers the attack is believed to be p
nigeria's government following the kidnapping of hundreds of school girls. yvon ndege has report. >> initially the unministry said 129 girls were being kid nached. but immediately -- kid flapped. latest development the police say no in fact more than 300 girls were taken away and 276 remain missing. now reason for this confusion at least on the police's part, they say is because there were students attending the school who were only there for exams and they're not normally there, hence...
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. >>> nigeria admits dozens more girls may have been kidnapped from a school an originally thought. >>> mexico's government is trying to disarm vigilante groups that have been battling drug cartels. they want the vigilantes to re-organise and join government forces. we rode along with vigilantes and experienced first hand the power they wield. >> reporter: we are here to meet a wealthy farmer. he left his arch ards four months ago to coordinate vigilantes. i wanted to know why. >> many of the leaders are businessmen. they own lime or advocardo plantations. others are fieldworkers or returning migrants. some of them are professional mercenaries. we followed the group as they patrol the area. it was clear how much authority they have gained here. on the road they forced this state prison van to stop. >> reporter: they believe some state employees have been trying to get the cartel members out of the town. >> the policemen put up no resistance. >> they were clear to drive on of the the power dynamic was obvious. these sorts of scenes are going on all over the area. government authorities
. >>> nigeria admits dozens more girls may have been kidnapped from a school an originally thought. >>> mexico's government is trying to disarm vigilante groups that have been battling drug cartels. they want the vigilantes to re-organise and join government forces. we rode along with vigilantes and experienced first hand the power they wield. >> reporter: we are here to meet a wealthy farmer. he left his arch ards four months ago to coordinate vigilantes. i wanted to...
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confusion in nigeria as police reveal more girls were kidnapped than initially thought. >>> i'm barbara in europe. a new push by ukrainian troops to regain buildings controlled in the east. er >>> we start with that landslide in afghanistan which has buried an entire village in the country's north a local governor now saying up to 2,000 people could be missing. rescue teams are now at the scene. janna has more. >> reporter: the side of a mountain gone, and a whole village and its people buried, and the deputy governor says local rescue teams don't have the machinery they need to dig out those who may still be alive. they don't even have enough shovels. but help is coming. the un office said that nato troops are in touch with the afghan army. it said . . . officials say the landslide is caused by heavy rains that have effected five provinces. in the past week, flash floods have left at least 180 people dead. but the scale here is totally different and the mourning has already begun. there are also fears there may be another landslide. >>> al jazeera's producer is in kaboul and joins us n
confusion in nigeria as police reveal more girls were kidnapped than initially thought. >>> i'm barbara in europe. a new push by ukrainian troops to regain buildings controlled in the east. er >>> we start with that landslide in afghanistan which has buried an entire village in the country's north a local governor now saying up to 2,000 people could be missing. rescue teams are now at the scene. janna has more. >> reporter: the side of a mountain gone, and a whole...
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and alarming new details about the kidnappings in nigeria. the number of girls kidnapped now higher than reported. >> our current system has gone very far awry... >> there's huge pressure on the police to arrest and find somebody guilty >> i think the system is going to fail a lot of other people. >> you convicted the wrong person >> i find that extraordinarily disappointing... >> to keep me from going to jail, i needed to cooperate. >> somebody can push you in a death chamber >> it's not a joke >> the system with joe beringer only on al jazeera america u >>> again, we are following breaking news out of afghanistan, at least 350 people have been killed in landslide according to the united nations. the fear is the number could grow into the thousands. the slide reportedly burying an entire village in the country's northeast. we're joined by phone now from a correspondent from kaboul. what do we know of the extent of the injuries and casualties. >> reporter: the slide is believed to be been caused by heavy rainfall, and in district [ inaudible
and alarming new details about the kidnappings in nigeria. the number of girls kidnapped now higher than reported. >> our current system has gone very far awry... >> there's huge pressure on the police to arrest and find somebody guilty >> i think the system is going to fail a lot of other people. >> you convicted the wrong person >> i find that extraordinarily disappointing... >> to keep me from going to jail, i needed to cooperate. >> somebody can...
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. >> nigeria demanding action from the government following the disappearance of 230 students from a northern village, most girls. instagram user capturing this demonstration as the women call for the girls to be brought back home. you may recall they were taken two weeks ago by armed men believed to be part of a militant group. >> management at an oil refinery in ghana say supply will not be affected following a deadly blast there earlier this week. that is video from it. a smoke cloud rising, people running from the scene. one was killed in the explosion. >> the heavens providing this for people in new zealand, a beautiful display lighting up the night sky. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. up next, the rallies taking place around the world today and the violence that's erupted from may day demonstrations. >> first let's check temperatures around the nation today. things appear to be getting warmer. >> a little bit. now that that front has gone through, some places have dropped but now that the front has gone through, things will warm back up. the coastline pretty mild, new yor
. >> nigeria demanding action from the government following the disappearance of 230 students from a northern village, most girls. instagram user capturing this demonstration as the women call for the girls to be brought back home. you may recall they were taken two weeks ago by armed men believed to be part of a militant group. >> management at an oil refinery in ghana say supply will not be affected following a deadly blast there earlier this week. that is video from it. a smoke...
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the company declares little profit and pays low faxes in nigeria. it then sells the oil to a third party in the united states at the true market value. the profit stays in the tax haven and nining loses -- nigeria losses out on tax revenue it's owed. >> before we were getting so much tax - sorry, so much concessions and declare profit. ultimately it affects our development. >> activists blame poor enforcement. tax authorities say that is about to change. >> yes, in the past we take the prices given to us hook, line and sinker. we do not go back to staff saying "this is not right." going forward we are looking at the principal application as it plies. >> in this case to make sure o front r front is not used -- frond is not used to hide income. >> reporter: the company has no business being boar if taxes are collected. many businesses don't pay. most do not see the need to do so when a bribe can save you a lot. >> it is this attitude and the illicit financial dealings of big business that experts say is preventing growth. it's furthering a population
the company declares little profit and pays low faxes in nigeria. it then sells the oil to a third party in the united states at the true market value. the profit stays in the tax haven and nining loses -- nigeria losses out on tax revenue it's owed. >> before we were getting so much tax - sorry, so much concessions and declare profit. ultimately it affects our development. >> activists blame poor enforcement. tax authorities say that is about to change. >> yes, in the past we...
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nigeria is missing out in billions in tax revenue. we tell you why. >> in sport he's back in the pool. what made michael phelps swim the wrong stroke during this race in arizona? >>> european diplomats agreed to hold emergency talks to discuss the crisis in ukraine. a drop of observers have been taken hostage by pro-russian gunmen. russia says it will take all steps to free them. experts in south sudan predict that some areas of the country could face famine by next year. the world's newest country is facing one of the world's newest chris sees - coupled with violence. >>> at least 180 people died in floods in north and western afghanistan. thousands have been displaced. many are in need of medicine and drinking water. >>> going back to the top story, and the crisis in ukraine, tensions in the east are threatening stability. a self-declared state between ukraine and moldova trying to formulate its soviet state. people are armed and ready to defend their land. >> reporter: the cossack regiments describe themselves as the army of christ
nigeria is missing out in billions in tax revenue. we tell you why. >> in sport he's back in the pool. what made michael phelps swim the wrong stroke during this race in arizona? >>> european diplomats agreed to hold emergency talks to discuss the crisis in ukraine. a drop of observers have been taken hostage by pro-russian gunmen. russia says it will take all steps to free them. experts in south sudan predict that some areas of the country could face famine by next year. the...